Rohdea japonica 'Claudia Phelps' prophouse-on-the-horizon The species name means different

The species name means different leaves

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The plain green species is the quiet backbone behind the many variegated selections

the trait growers call self-grooming

Rohdea japonica 'Claudia Phelps' prophouse-on-the-horizon The species name means differentRohdea japonica, the sacred lily or Nippon lily, is a bold, slow, tufted evergreen perennial grown above all for foliage, and this selection carries the darkest leaves of all, an almost black, glossy green that anchors a shaded planting through the whole year and lights up a winter landscape when little else holds. Rather sizeable red berries ripen in tight clusters, half hidden at the base of the leaves, a quiet second season for anyone who looks